and we're losing people that you can't replace. >> he had a great life but he was a greater friend. >> my wife died. he was one of the pallbearers. my son died. he was there. you needed him, all you had to do was call him. >> when johnny u died, she asked if she could ride in the hearse, mike said certainly. dottie was touched by the same gesture saying, upmen i can ride with my buddy? >> he was afraid of the dark. he was a great dancer. he loved music and he loved hearing the fans calls had name when he passed by. >> reporter: we believe smiling because artie put one there. he left us with memories that will allow us to carry on.

it's time to reflect on the city and how special we are to remember a special man. >> i think it's still that way. >> and i leaned over to artie and asked who is the most underrated football player you ever saw. he said without thinking lenny moore. lenny moore was the most underrated football player. never got his due. i told lenny. he never heard that story. he was overwhelmed. >> if you missed any of the coverage today, you can watch the eulogy and see pictures at abc2news.com. which will it be rain, shine, showers, what have you? meteorologist mike masco's got

the answer. >> i choose d, all of the above. we have a special marine warning still along the bay. it's a thunderstorm warning south of d.c. it's right over the bay bridge heading into the eastern shore. a trem men dpus amount of lightning in milling ton and more storms out to the north and west that we're going to have to monitor. the cold front out to the west. that has to push through the state before we can give the all clear. 84 downtown. we'll stay into the 80s through the course of the evening. cope an eye to the sky. scattered showers could tft the limit. we'll have more coming up in just a bit. two men fighting in a parking lot. this ends with a car running over one of them. the victim on the stretcher was headed toward the helicopter.

the two men were fighting when the suspect pushed a 64-year-old victim to the ground and then drove over him with the ground. the suspect is in police custody. that victim remains in shock trauma. howard county joggers need to be aware. a man grabbed a woman on stone cloud and majors lane. the woman said the man came from behind, grabbedler breast. she screamed and the man ran off. in harford county the sheriff's office is adding extra patrols to find the person lighting bags of trash on fir and putting them on people's porches. both are said to be small fires but this is more than a nuisance and police are getting involved. the initial report of a helicopter crash that killed three people from maryland showed the pilot had trouble maintaining altitude. however, it it doesn't say why

the plane had trouble staying in the air. almost three weeks after a southeast baltimore girl claimed she was attacked by a pitbull, anne arundel animal control closed the case. >> we first introduced you to andrea chapman a few weeks ago on the heels of a pitbull attack. >> my cousin and brother tried to jump over and they fell. >> when she arrived home, the mother set out to find the dog and its owner a few blocks away. the case went awry when she called 911 and they des patched the police and there was a heated exchange between her and

the dog as owner. the police threatened to arrest her for loitering. >> i do have a witness that lives next door to her. >> that wetness said the apparent owners were threatening the victim's mother. >> all i hear is i'm going to let my dog out. get your ghetto ass down the street. >> the dog has had its shots, so she will not have to get a series of rabies shots. animal control has closed the case. >> asking if there's further information that leads us to believe that this animal is a vicious animal. they need to report that to the anne arundel county and anne arundel animal patrol. >> that dog tried to attack

multiple people, troyed to attack my mother. got her daughter. a little boy on a bike. i've called animal cell three times. >> jeff hager, abc2 news. coming up next, scammers are taking advantage of maryland cal alert devices -- medical alert devices. >> we'll run down the list of all things you can do family related to the weekend as we continue on this friday night. >> i'm sco sco. showers and thunderstorms well east of the city but a cold front out to the west means more action for tonight. we'll talk about your forecast on the station that works for you, abc2 news at 6:00.

it is 6:13 and a team lapsed photo of kent island -- time lapsed photo of kent island. there it is. we'll have more on how this weather could be threatening and the hours just ahead. first, we have a scam to tell you about. it plays op medical alert devices older people may use. you can get the device from free. the company said personal next and credit card numbers are needed to ship the doe vice. you never get anything and unauthorized charges start

showing up on your credit card. >> my mother is a senior and could easily been duped. >> he gets all confused. >> it bares repeating. the best way to avid scams is to never give personal information to anyone you didn't contact. if you're planning on going on the bay, you will need to give it a couple extra hours. we have a special marine warning right along the bay bridge and have a small craft advisory toward the head of the chesapeake. be aware of that. it has been allowed to be discontinued. we have storms from gray sonville toward the south. this will go to dewey beach,

rehoboth beach and the big storm south of d.c. land. now this evening we're going to see a lull in the action. we could she more showers and thunderstorms pick up later this evening. there's a cold front that will interact with all the humidity on top of us. this is future radar showing that lean starting to enhance over hagerstown around 7:15 and into central maryland. we'll see if the storms pulsate up toward severe limits and let you know on tv if it happens. charlie just showed you, storms exiting. 84 degrees right now. the dew points are disgusting. it's 73-degree dew point, a humid feel. the numbers are reflcting the sunshine, a number of readings in the low to mid-80s. dew points in the mid to upper 70s. that's why it feels nasty.

notice this clearing over central maryland before more storms start to enter the picture. humidity on top of us. there's dry air that will start to move in to your day tomorrow. it will be a slow move are but we are anticipating drier air to work. dew points are at the saturation level from hatteras toward boston into central new england. here's the dry hair starting to work into minneapolis. we will welcome that into our forecast as we go into the forecast. 74 degrees. it's way below average, so much of the northern half of the nation going out toward the eastern third of the nation are below average. we will reflect those numbers in the seven-day forecast. it's 70 degrees tonight. staying pretty muggy. tomorrow your two degree guarantee brings us to 86. there could be an isolated

shower. the forecast looks pretty good. temperatures 86. 87. that's a good number. it could be close to 90. the only issue could be a scattered shower south of the city. it will turn muggier. the all time dew point 82. we're so close and it has disgusting outside. >> it is. it's nasty heavy hair that just sits on you. >> the problem with that, that could fuel some thunderstorms. >> all right. question for you. >> sure. >> are you a fan of barbecue? >> yeah. >> you didn't get the assignment tonight but our chief meteorologist wyatt everhart did. wyatt, why aren't you in a bib yet? >> it's coming, charley. hey, the band is cranking now. the sun is out. the rain has ended.

we're going until 10:00 for the maryland state barbecue bash. the 12th year running. this is harford county's number one event by the baltimore sun. let's bring in scott walker. you helped really put on this event every year. talk about this year. it's exciting, 2013. >> it's hour biggest year ever. 63 professional competition teams as far away from arizona. teams from west virginia competing in the amateur event. 21 food vendors. nearly 100 exhibitors and crafters. this is the place to be. >> all day long. 50 competition teams or so. the grand prize is approaching $3,000. >> $2800 plus an automatic invite to the american royal,

jack daniels invitational. >> one last thought,al a harford county local, what does it mean to you to see this event grow so much each year? >> i came here from baltimore 10 creditors ago. this is amazing to see everybody come out and enjoy themselves. live music. it's amazing. >> you get the fresh air and the great atmosphere and really good food. >> it is. >> we'll show you the forecast. take a look at that. pulled pork from the smoke house boast, about 12 hours in the making. that's one sample of what people can get. >> a little glimpse of the professionals. >> if only they can smell it. >> outstanding job. let's give you the rest of the forecast for the maryland

barbecue bash 2013. chance for a passing shower by 9:00, 10:00. come on up. you still got hours to enjoy it, live entertainment today and tomorrow. it's all about pulled pork, the ople and the music. take a look at that, guys, as we head back to your studio. >> that is some great stuff. he will be out there much of the night. this goes until 10:00 tonight and 10:00 tomorrow. it's time to play ball with where the cal ripken world series is underway. you can go to abc2news.com. this includes some of the best 12 and under teams from around the world competing in the tournament. tickets are free. tomorrow and sunday the public is welcome to attend tours, ceremonies and music performances at the academy.

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let's go to maryland has most powerful radar. here comes a new line of storms. we'll talk more about the forecast at 11:00 and as conditions warrant we'll have to talk again. >> all right. stay with us for that. this guy's got everything covered. we'll see you coming up in a few hours.

this is "world news." tonight, manhunt. a huge search unleashed across 2 million acres of wilderness for this suspect and a missing teenager. the latest on the story. in a flash, 30 states at risk of sudden flooding. people swimming across roads to

rescue others. water powerful enough to take down a crane. >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. and touched by an angel. who was the mystery priest that helped this woman in a care. how did he vanish, even from the photos? and a good evening on this friday night. as we come on the air, the waters are rising and the map says it all. now mar than half the country under threat of froods, including flash floods. and abc's meteorologist ginger zee shows us how fast they happen. >> reporter: underwater. again. the latest flash flooding, fatal in oklahoma. too much rain too fast, swamping this walmart in cortland, new york. look at the store before. and the image tweeted by the weather service after. more than 5 inches of rain

falling in just hours. >> emergency crews had to use boats to rescue about 50 people from inside the store. >> reporter: the rushing waters swamping farms in kansas, invading linda's home in tennessee. >> you try to do everything you can and keep getting hit like this. >> reporter: and here. this crane stuck on a shrinking island in missouri. and -- >> there it goes. there it goes. oh, no, no, no, no. >> here they come. oh, my god, here they come. i'm excited. >> reporter: while the rescues have been heroic. in the last week, at least four lives have been lost to flash floods. the "flash" in flash flooding, the perfect description. it is in and out in a flash.

it all depens on where you are. in the city, the kcement means water has nowhere to go. as quickly as it comes, it goes. leaving an even nastier mess behind. >> the aftermath seems to be worse than the actual occurrence. >> reporter: and it's not over. let me show you the next 48 hours. the areas near jonesboro going to pick up 2 inches. nashville, atlanta, birmingham all on alert this weekend. >> 48 hours. a wet two days coming up. before we move on, we want to bring you up to date on the wildfire out west. firefighters say they're making progress tonight. progress to contain in the fire on the ground and in the air. as a fleet of helicopters drops fire retardant from the sky. as of tonight, at least 1800 people have been forced to